Open Source Summit 2024
Driving Innovation: Accelerating the Digital Future
February 21, 2024
About Summit
The open source system for the technology industry and stimulating innovation
An annual summit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is held by the Programmers Association to raise awareness of the benefits of utilizing the open-source system within the technology industry and fostering a sustainable environment. This approach ensures effectiveness in the development journey, reduces costs, and accelerates the pace of development. The summit aims to present bright ideas and visions to lead innovation by adopting open-source solutions. It enables various sectors and individual volunteers to engage with the open-source system, introduces and supports success stories, removes obstacles to facilitate access to them, and promotes the concept of giving and participation to build an effective society in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These efforts are aimed at achieving the following aspirations: accelerating the pace of digital transformation, developing the information technology market, increasing local technical content, creating quality jobs, reducing feasible costs, and stimulating digital innovation and entrepreneurship.
Objectives
- Introducing open source technologies and the latest products in this field.
- Sharing expertise, experiences and effective practices between sectors.
- Encouraging local IT companies to use open source technologies.
- Introducing companies that support open source technologies.
- Encouraging the governmental, non-profit and private sectors to adopt technology.
Targeted Sectors
- Private, governmental, and non-profit sectors.
- Academic and research bodies.
- Students and entrepreneurs.
- Developers and programmers.
- Those interested in open source.
Summit Content
- Workshops
- Lectures
- Discussion ring
- Exhibition
- Review success stories
- Maysam Annual Award
- Code testing challenge
Open Source Events
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A space for learning, discovery, innovation, sharing, and supporting open-source software.
Trainees
0
Trainers
0
Workshops
0
Lectures
0
Establishment
2019
Agenda
February 21, 2024
Speaker
Topic
Session
Time
Registration & Networking
8:30 AM
Dr. Arwa Chahbi, Group Director, Plexus Global
Welcome Address
Keynote
9:25 AM
Abdulaziz Oraij, Chairman, PARMG
Open Source: Accelerating Innovation at scale while transforming the kingdom into a knowledge-based economy
Opening Keynote
9:30 AM
MOU SIGNING | Programmers Association PARMG & China Open Source Software Promotion Union COPU
Nawaf Khalifah, Senior Application Engineer, SDAIA
How to be an Open Source Contributor How contribute in Open Source projects would improve your skills
Keynote Presentation
9:40 AM
Moderator: Amer Zein El AbdinVP of Sales: Comprehensive Technology Company
Panelists: Khaled AlGhamdi, Open Source Software Expert, DGA
Abdulaziz Oraij, Chairman, Programmers Association (Parmg)
Maan Al Jabr, Open Source Intelligence Unit Leader, ZATCA
Sultan Al Zahrani, Head of Information Security Department, TVTC
Embracing Open Source for Digital Transformation
Panel Discussion
10:00 AM
Karim Assem, Middle East Sales Leader, EDB
Unleash Your Data: The Power of Open Source in Modernizing IT
Keynote Presentation
10:40 AM
Khaled Al Muhanna, Director of Technical Developmen, Ministry of Justice
The Evolving Dynamics in Open Source Software
Keynote Presentation
11:00 AM
Amal Alhassani, Associate Executive Director of Innovation, King Abdullah Medical City
The importance of Open Innovation in creating a competitive advantage for businesses
Keynote Presentation
11:20 AM
Networking Coffee Break
11:40 AM
Panel Moderator: Timothy Scheller, Director, GA Digital
Abdullah Al Ghumaijan, Director of Cybersecurity Operations, Government Entity
Abdulaziz Oraij, Chairman, PARMG
Mohamed Al Mazroa, Cybersecurity and Software Development Expert Confidential
Khaled Al Muhanna, Director of Technical Development, Ministry of Justice
The Emerging role of National and Local Governments’ in Open Source: Now, Near, Future
Panel Discussion
12:00 PM
Aseel AlSulaimi, Digital Strategy Direcotor, Digital Transformation General Dept. Ministry of Transport & Logisitcs
The Impact of open source software on business administrations
Keynote Presentation
12:40 PM
Maan Al Jabr, Open Source Intelligence Unit Leader, ZATCA
Using open Sources in Smart Security targeting
Keynote Presentation
01:00 PM
Networking Lunch Break
01:20 PM
Jerry Tan, Executive Deputy Secretary, COPU
Introduction of COPU: The Central Hub of Open Source in China
Keynote Presentation
02:10 PM
Faisal Al Ghamdi, CEO, Git Source SA
GitSource: Source code repositories
Keynote Presentation
02:30 PM
Moderator: Dr.Nahedh Alharbi , Specialized in information technology management and digital transformation
Abdulaziz AlOraij, Chairman, PARMG
Khaled AlGhamdi, Open Source Software Expert, DGA
Mosaab Alzoubi, CEO, RuyaOS Co.
Ruya OS | Vision, Ambitions and challenges
Panel Discussion
03:10 PM
Dr. Raed Al Shaikh, Acting Manager, EXPEC Computer Operations Department, Saudi Aramco
AI in OpenSource
Keynote Presentation
03:40 PM
Maysam Awards Ceremony | Coding Challenge Winners Ceremony
04:00 PM
All Speakers
The Road Ahead: Open Source in Saudi Arabia and the World
Closing Keynote & Ceremony
05:00 PM
Agenda
February 21, 2024
Registration & Networking
Time
8:30 AM
Speaker
Dr. Arwa Chahbi, Group Director, Plexus Global
Topic
Welcome Address
Session
Keynote
Time
9:25 AM
Speaker
Abdulaziz Oraij, Chairman, PARMG
Topic
Open Source: Accelerating Innovation at scale while transforming the kingdom into a knowledge-based economy
Session
Opening Keynote
Time
9:30 AM
MOU SIGNING | Programmers Association PARMG & China Open Source Software Promotion Union COPU
Speaker
Nawaf Khalifah, Senior Application Engineer, SDAIA
Topic
How to be an Open Source Contributor How contribute in Open Source projects would improve your skills
Session
Keynote Presentation
Time
9:40 AM
Speakers
Moderator: Amer Zein El AbdinVP of Sales: Comprehensive Technology Company
Panelists: Khaled AlGhamdi, Open Source Software Expert, DGA
Abdulaziz Oraij, Chairman, Programmers Association (Parmg)
Maan Al Jabr, Open Source Intelligence Unit Leader, ZATCA
Sultan Al Zahrani, Head of Information Security Department, TVTC
Topic
Embracing Open Source for Digital Transformation
Session
Panel Discussion
Time
10:00 AM
Speaker
Karim Assem, Middle East Sales Leader, EDB
Topic
Unleash Your Data: The Power of Open Source in Modernizing IT
Session
Keynote Presentation
Time
10:40 AM
Speaker
Khaled Al Muhanna, Director of Technical Developmen, Ministry of Justice
Topic
The Evolving Dynamics in Open Source Software
Session
Keynote Presentation
Time
11:00 AM
Speaker
Amal Alhassani, Associate Executive Director of Innovation, King Abdullah Medical City
Topic
The importance of Open Innovation in creating a competitive advantage for businesses
Session
Keynote Presentation
Time
11:20 AM
Networking Coffee Break
Time
11:40 AM
Speakers
Panel Moderator: Timothy Scheller, Director, GA Digital
Abdullah Al Ghumaijan, Director of Cybersecurity Operations, Government Entity
Abdulaziz Oraij, Chairman, PARMG
Mohamed Al Mazroa, Cybersecurity and Software Development Expert Confidential
Khaled Al Muhanna, Director of Technical Development, Ministry of Justice
Topic
The Emerging role of National and Local Governments’ in Open Source: Now, Near, Future
Session
Panel Discussion
Time
12:00 PM
Speaker
Aseel AlSulaimi, Digital Strategy Direcotor, Digital Transformation General Dept. Ministry of Transport & Logisitcs
Topic
The Impact of open source software on business administrations
Session
Keynote Presentation
Time
12:40 PM
Speaker
Maan Al Jabr, Open Source Intelligence Unit Leader, ZATCA
Topic
Using open Sources in Smart Security targeting
Session
Keynote Presentation
Time
01:00 PM
Networking Lunch Break
Time
01:20 AM
Speaker
Jerry Tan, Executive Deputy Secretary, COPU
Topic
Introduction of COPU: The Central Hub of Open Source in China
Session
Keynote Presentation
Time
02:10 PM
Speaker
Faisal Al Ghamdi, CEO, Git Source SA
Topic
GitSource: Source code repositories
Session
Keynote Presentation
Time
02:30 PM
Speakers
Moderator: Dr.Nahedh Alharbi , Specialized in information technology management and digital transformation
Abdulaziz AlOraij, Chairman, PARMG
Khaled AlGhamdi, Open Source Software Expert, DGA
Mosaab Alzoubi, CEO, RuyaOS Co.
Topic
Ruya OS | Vision, Ambitions and challenges
Session
Panel Discussion
Time
03:10 PM
Speaker
Dr. Raed Al Shaikh, Acting Manager, EXPEC Computer Operations Department, Saudi Aramco
Topic
AI in OpenSource
Session
Keynote Presentation
Time
03:40 PM
Maysam Awards Ceremony | Coding Challenge Winners Ceremony
Time
04:00 PM
Speaker
All Speakers
Topic
The Road Ahead: Open Source in Saudi Arabia and the World
Session
Closing Keynote & Ceremony
Time
05:00 PM
Maysam Award
The Maysam Award is an annual recognition presented by the Programmers Association (Parmej) to acknowledge institutions, entities, facilities, academies, communities, groups, technical associations, developers, and individuals who contribute to the production and innovation of open-source products and promote the adoption of open-source software in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Maysam Awrad Objectives :
- Encouraging the localization of technology and achieving tech sovereignty
- Increase local tech content
- Spreading the open source culture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Highlighting local success stories of adopting open source
- Encouraging the adoption of open source at nationaly
- Contributing to the development of local open source products
- Motivating those working in the open source field
Vision
The Maysam Open Source Award is to be distinguished and pioneering at the national, regional and global levels, and to achieve its goals to raise the level of open source adoption in the productive and service technical fields in the Kingdom.
Mission
The Maysam Open Source Award works to enhance competition and innovation by encouraging and motivating the adoption of open source in accordance with international best practices and highlighting its role in spreading the culture of open source and its applications.
Core values
- Excellence in performance and innovation
- Justice, equal opportunities and enhancing competition
- Achieving tech security for the Kingdom
- Developing the Kingdom’s Tech local content
Award Values
- The winning individual and establishment retains the award logo for two years, and has the right to use it on its own publications and commercial advertisements
- Honoring and highlighting the best distinguished practices and providing comprehensive media coverage of the winners.
Maysam Award Criteria
Innovation & Creativity
This reflects the creativity of the idea of the application, or system, as well as the usability of the application and user interface (20 Marks)
The Value
Measure how an application or system can provide added, non-financial value (25 Marks)
Improve Efficiency
Measure how an application or system can enhance operating efficiency and productivity (25 Marks)
Function
Measure how well an application or system delivers the functionality it was designed for (30 Marks)
Maysam Award Classifications
A Certificate Of Thanks
Mark 01 – 64
Bronze
Mark 65 – 74
Silver
Mark 75 – 84
Gold
Mark 85 – 94
Daimond
Mark 95 – 100
Maysam Award Targeted Honorees Categories
- Government Sector
- Private Sector
- Non Profit Sector
- Academic Sector
- Tech communities (Tech Groups)
- Individuals ,Developers and Entrepreneurs
Code Testing Challenge
Prospects of the code testing challenge
- Supporting technical talent to improve their entrepreneurial and technical capabilities necessary for the labor market.
- Alignment with the needs of the labor market in the field of software quality.
- Linking the challenge outcomes with professional competencies.
Objectives of the code testing challenge
- Development and localization of technology.
- Investing in young talent.
- Enhancing opportunities for job generation.
- Refining national skills.
Conditions for the code testing challenge
- The source code for sharing is open source.
- Development was done using open source solutions.
- A guide explaining how to use and develop.
- The source code is available to the programming communities.
- The source code is available for free to use.
Stages of the code testing challenge
- Register for the challenge via the Doom Lab and DoomKeeper platforms.
- Uploading the source code to share (program – software tool – software library).
- The code passes the tests.
- The jury evaluates the participation artistically and technically.
- Announcing the results and honoring the winners of the challenge awards.
Code testing challenge awards
- First place: 15 thousand riyals
- Second place: 10 thousand riyals
- Third place: 5 thousand riyals
Target groups in the stages of the code testing challenge
- Individual male and female university education students and male and female university education teachers.
- Entrepreneurs and freelancers.
- Associations, groups, and technical communities.
- Male and female employees of the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
- Companies, public, private, and non-profit entities.
Distinguished Speakers
Abdulaziz Aloraij
Chairman
PARMG
Dr Akram Nour
Chief of Digital Transformation
Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority
Amal Alhassani
Associate Executive Director of Innovation
King Abdullah Medical City
Khaled AlMuhanna
Director of Technical Development
Ministry of Justice
Mohammad Almazroa
Cybersecurity and Software Development Expert
Confidential
Abdullah Al Ghumaijan
Director of Cybersecurity Operations
Government Entity
Aseel AlSulaimi
Digital Strategy Director, Digital Transformation General Department
Ministry of Transport & Logisitcs
Faisal Al Mudayfir
Director of Software Development
Government Entity
Maan Al Jabr
Open Source Intelligence Unit Leader
Zakat Tax & Customs Authority, ZATCA
Dr. Raed Al Shaikh
Acting Manager Expec Computer Operations Department
Saudi Aramco
Karim Assem
Middle East Sales Leader
EDB
Abdulelah Aloshayni
CEO
BABL Fintech Holding
Nawaf Khalifah
CTO
Confidential
Amer Zein El Abdin
VP of Sales
Comprehensive Technology Company
Jerry Tan
Executive Deputy Secretary
General, China Open Source Software Promotion Union (COPU)
Faisal Al Ghamdi
CEO
Git Source SA
Timothy Scheller
Director
GA Universe
Fahad Alduraibi
Director of Cybersecurity Operations Center
Government Entity
Mosaab Alzoubi
CEO
RuyaOS Co.
Khalid Al Ghamdi
Open Source Software Expert, Director
DGA
Government Supporting Partners
Strategic Supporting Sponsors
Media Partners
